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Botula ripleyana

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Lithophagus ripleyanus was named by Gabb (1862).

It was recombined as Botula ripleyana by Sohl and Koch (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Lithophagus ripleyanus Gabb
1983Botula ripleyana Sohl and Koch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyModiolinae(Termier and Termier 1950)
genusBotulaMörch 1853
speciesripleyana(Gabb 1862)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Botula ripleyana Gabb 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yessubf
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:49:15
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:28:54
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Botula ripleyana (4309)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Botula ripleyana (26818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Botula ripleyana (4137 4142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Botula ripleyana (4369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Botula ripleyana (4207)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Botula ripleyana (1313)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Botula ripleyana (1338)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Botula ripleyana (1391)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Botula ripleyana (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Botula ripleyana (1309)